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So is the issue that those routines are supported regardless of the configuration, or that they were delivered in a way that the routines can still be used?
by okmokmz 8y ago
So is the issue that those routines are supported regardless of the configuration, or that they were delivered in a way that the routines can still be used?
- endymi0n 8y agoExactly. This very ambiguity makes it easy for both sides to just shift the blame to the other side in case this whole collusion gets discovered – which you can now nicely see in the wild. In the best case scenario for both companies, both just get away with it this way. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plausible_deniability https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plausible_deniability Obviously, no parts supplier would integrate these functions in the first place if nobody asked for it...
- gascan 8y agoTaking this a step further, presumably an honest vendor only need flash a new firmware at the dealer to the ECU with the unused cheating codeblocks removed, while a secretly cheating vendor is suddenly trapped.